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British Oceanographic Data Centre

In research, British Oceanographic Data Centre stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,454 of 21,541 worldwide), Oceanography (#206 of 658 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#1,016 of 2,661 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#7,420
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#426
of 2,253
Research works
718
▼ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
42.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is British Oceanographic Data Centre known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #4,454 of 21,541 29.7%685
OceanographySubfield #206 of 658 28.9%296
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,016 of 2,661 30.4%484
Environmental ScienceField #3,547 of 6,208 28.9%131

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where British Oceanographic Data Centre sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 32.72× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.22× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 32.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at British Oceanographic Data Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, Philip Woodworth, R. A. Flather and John M. Huthnance lead among researchers whose main affiliation is British Oceanographic Data Centre.

  1. 1 Philip Woodworth United Kingdom · #80,008 worldwide 415 citations · 85 works
  2. 2 R. A. Flather United Kingdom · #257,932 worldwide 172 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 John M. Huthnance United Kingdom · #309,606 worldwide 192 citations · 54 works
  4. 4 M.J. Howarth United Kingdom · #313,036 worldwide 53 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Alan M. Davies United Kingdom · #388,143 worldwide 240 citations · 41 works
  6. 6 Jon J. Williams United Kingdom · #415,607 worldwide 150 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 J. C. Hargreaves United Kingdom · #419,858 worldwide 114 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Peter D. Thorne United Kingdom · #434,599 worldwide 159 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Judith Wolf United Kingdom · #501,651 worldwide 135 citations · 59 works
  10. 10 Roger Proctor United Kingdom · #510,361 worldwide 113 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at British Oceanographic Data Centre

Which keywords describe research at British Oceanographic Data Centre?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ocean Circulation, Data Assimilation, Oceanic Modeling, Tidal Analysis, Global Warming, Wave Modeling and Tropical Cyclones.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change242▲ 13×37 topics
  2. Ocean Circulation169▲ 165×3 topics
  3. Data Assimilation138▲ 104×4 topics
  4. Oceanic Modeling128▲ 402×1 topic
  5. Tidal Analysis128▲ 402×1 topic
  6. Global Warming122▲ 46×6 topics
  7. Wave Modeling111▲ 250×2 topics
  8. Tropical Cyclones110▲ 250×2 topics
  9. Sea Level Rise91▲ 99×3 topics
  10. Sediment Transport76▲ 64×5 topics
  11. Remote Sensing72▲ 9.1×13 topics
  12. Sea-Level Rise69▲ 92×2 topics
  13. Ocean Waves56▲ 279×1 topic
  14. Wind Stress56▲ 279×1 topic
  15. Climate Change Impacts56▲ 56×2 topics
  16. Coastal Dynamics54▲ 225×1 topic
  17. Shoreline Change54▲ 225×1 topic
  18. Hurricanes54▲ 225×1 topic
  19. Storm Surge54▲ 225×1 topic
  20. Hydrological Modeling40▲ 28×5 topics
  21. Geodetic Measurements38▲ 42×2 topics
  22. GRACE36▲ 102×1 topic
  23. groundwater depletion36▲ 102×1 topic
  24. Greenhouse Gas Emissions34▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Extreme Events34▲ 54×2 topics
  26. Climate Modeling34▲ 67×1 topic
  27. Precipitation Extremes34▲ 67×1 topic
  28. Eutrophication34▲ 32×4 topics
  29. Harmful Algal Blooms33▲ 44×3 topics
  30. Dissolved Organic Matter32▲ 79×1 topic
  31. Oceanic Carbon Cycle32▲ 79×1 topic
  32. Holocene26▲ 22×3 topics
  33. Marine Sediments26▲ 44×2 topics
  34. Acoustic Techniques25▲ 88×1 topic
  35. Seafloor Mapping25▲ 88×1 topic
  36. Sea Level24▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Sedimentation23▲ 42×2 topics
  38. Fisheries Sustainability20▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Paleoclimatology19▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Glacial Cycles18▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does British Oceanographic Data Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Underwater Acoustics Research, Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing.

Underwater Acoustics Res…2Underwater Acoustics Research: 2 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynam…2Coastal and Marine Dynamics: 2 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmosp…1Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 1 fractional worksOcean Waves and Remote Sensing: 0 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity Measurements: 0 fractional worksFluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions: 0 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 0 fractional worksMaterial Properties and Processing: 0 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 0 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 0 fractional works
OceanographyEarth-Surface ProcessesComputational MechanicsEcology3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 2 works
  2. 2 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 2 works
  3. 3 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 1 works
  4. 4 Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing Oceanography 0 works
  5. 5 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 0 works
  6. 6 Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions Computational Mechanics 0 works
  7. 7 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 0 works
  8. 8 Material Properties and Processing Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  9. 9 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available24.9%not open75.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.3%domestic only81.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has British Oceanographic Data Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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